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Duke.Raoul
Member since September 20, 2017
Member for 8 years, 8 months
Aperture Magnified Yield
pacing for angles: track photographer
posed stationary in her depth of field
dancing with light, (life's choreographer)
crow-footed storylines airbrush concealed
motorized aperture magnified yield
fingers fluttered and shuttered in burst mode
closure, exposure; images revealed
dateless lithium batteries corrode
overpressurized high-def-cams explode
kept my eyes peeled through foggy viewfinder
color-coded overload episode
red-flashings serve as gentle reminder
framework friends/ artists with both lens and pens
bigger picture development begins
Duke.Raoul’s timeline
- September 2022
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20 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- April 2019
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24 WedCritiqued
"Light My Way... [April contest]" by @Geezer
"Interesting take on the varied media of illumination. Light is certainly something that we often take for granted and do not properly acknowledge, (except in cases for it's absence). The same can be said for 'inspiratio…" -
23 TueReceived a critique
on Aperture Magnified Yield from @Eumolpus
"At your level of experiment and comprehension of the modern craft of writing it is not hard to get into posting comments. Just be honest, say what you like, what distracts you or doesn't seem to work, and try to say why…" -
22 MonCritiqued
"Soothing Projections" by @themoonman
"Projecting onto a blank piece of paper, or a blank canvas... Or in my case, projectile vomiting into a notebook ;) Nice work. Has a pleasant buzz and, um, hummmm." -
22 MonCritiqued
"Ode to Uncle Jack's Scissors" by @Eumolpus
"Closing line almost has an edge to it; as if 'tears all things apart' is the underlying theme. Nicely written and presented. Agree with your comment that sonnets are definitely becoming more well-recieved at readings th…" -
21 SunCritiqued
"Raw Lagoon " by @zebra
"Agree with Greg. Kudos for rubbing the words 'fapping' and 'moist' together. Creates an ooze." -
21 SunCritiqued
"Snake Wedding " by @zebra
"Edit Line 8: 'haves' to 'halves' 'ceaseless churning ocean of darkened milk' is a sour line that curdles my innards and makes me thirsty for more... Cheers. Duke" -
21 SunFirst critique offered
on "Snake Wedding " by @zebra
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20 SatReceived a critique
on Aperture Magnified Yield from @themoonman
"Thank you for sharing, great rhythm in this piece ..." -
20 Sat
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19 FriReceived a critique
on Aperture Magnified Yield from @Eumolpus
"and find it well crafted, but this is a workshop site. We all post AND comment on each others poems. I think its fair to ask you to join in, and then I would feel more comfortable spending the effort and sacrifice to of…" -
19 FriReceived a critique
on Apricot Maso-kiss'd Yelpings from @zebra
"OMG your sick ...No wonder I like you :) poetry is our riskiest breathplay: wringing throatgrip wrought from unringed fingers blood-choking-out and about our routines Haahaahaa: Not where I come from but I like the line…" -
19 Fri
- September 2018
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20 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- March 2018
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15 ThuReceived a critique
on Apricot Maso-kiss'd Yelpings from @Eumolpus
"Clearly you are/have been a poet for a while, and have learned the scales of the craft. Nice to meet you! So I'll get right to it. I agree, "orgasmic" is too easy I get lost a bit after the 5th stanza. I know I am in th…" -
15 ThuReceived a critique
on Apricot Maso-kiss'd Yelpings from @Geezer
"I had ever seen your work before, until I went to read some more of it. Once I had, I was reminded of previous poems I had seen of yours. Nice to see that you are still here and writing. ~ Geezer. ." -
15 Thu
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14 Wed
- November 2017
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04 Sat
- October 2017
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02 Mon
- September 2017
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22 Fri
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20 WedFirst publication
KINDERGARTENER (since unpublished)
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20 WedJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
Location: KY - Kentucky, USA
Recent Work
Aperture Magnified Yield
Apricot Maso-kiss'd Yelpings
Understudy Buddy
PARASITIC
KINDERGARTENER
Contest Wins
This member has not yet won any contests.